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Which rolling road was that? RK Engineering? My old ITB engine made 175bhp at AJ's with a cracked piston ring land lol

Its down to the safety of the engine more than anything, completely accurate fuelling and timing is essential for a problem free boosted engine.

im tempted to put the turbo on, just to compare it to SRR more than anything.

An all too familiar sight!

It's ok mate ive got a hose tail with a threaded end ready, just need to buy a tap for it. But thanks anyway, that reminds me i saw your PM but never replied to it :(

Same as mine, but not as worse as that, but annoying all the same!

My reutrn has worked out reasonably well (see project thread), and thats using a 1 piece shaft. Its a shame i cross threaded the thread on the sump, it does up tight (but is stiff), and does leak :( Im going to drill and tap a return into the engine block next time.

It worried me when i first saw it, every other previous crank seal ive done, i did it flush with the crank case, havent had an issue saying that though...

I knew this pic would come in handy... this is the bottom end i just took apart, this is how the seal sits as fitted by renault at the factory (and therefore the correct way you'd hope!)

As above, its an M14 thread, i used the same fittings :)

Also id highly advise you make sure your studs and nuts are good on the turbo to manifold. Mine have rattled loost a few times. Ill be drilling the studs and wire locking it next time the engine is out (way to much hassle now), wish id done it beforehand, you may want to do the same.

Yeah chuck it on ebay and put a standard manifold on. I cant see that manifold making any sort of performance increase over tweaking the boost another 0.1psi lol.

Lambda only used for basic fuel trimming at partial throttle and under ~4k rpm, it won't correct full throttle fuelling.

My BT infitnity has been nothing but great, highly reccomend. Solid 70/16meg since it was installed.

I seem to do that belt route every bloody time i put an engine back together lol. I actually ran it like that for a few thousand miles without ill effect but it chews up the plastic cambelt cover. do as the above wise people say :D

Haha i bet people could hear you swearing for miles around lol! if i did that id certainly kick my car and walk off in a rageing fit!

As above, be very careful. Once the box is wiggled back on the first thing i do is put a bellhousing bolt in and put the clutch cable on to make sure it feels OK. Would be a right c**t to put the whole car back together only to find the release bearing has fallen off the fork!!

Sounds like you need to take it to someone with a brain!

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You'll soon learn turbos make everything HOT!!!

My oil cooler is about 2cm behind my intercooler. I'll get a boost leak before an oil leak :P

did you use a discount code? Yeah i run a 13 row mocal, bit of a squeeze in the bay but seems to do its job fine :)

3 litres. Get 6 litres of engine oil so you have some spare, and if you use a oil cooler they take about 5.5L

Yeah both of those are fine mate.

I would be more concerned why the level is low and be looking for a leak somewhere...

5w-40 Fully Synthetic, or if you got deeper pockets go for a Ester based synthetic (Gulf Competition, Fuchs ProS, Motul 300v), not really required though. Id advise an oil cooler on a boosted setup for hard use. I used Gulf Gear oil too i prefer to use the proper 75w-80, rather than the cheaper...

Correct, apologies ive had a few drinks :D

Cat 421's will work fine on standard lifters, valve springs and retainers. They should net you 170 - 180ft lbs and 205 - 210bhp (on a standard engine)

Standard clutch won't last long mate. Im using a Helix 4 paddle friction plate on a stock LUK cover, costs £170 vs £450 for a full helix kit. Bites hard, never slips, and handles the torque well. Just a touch juddery to use for everyday driving. Ill do you the diagram tommorow :)

DO you want me to draw a diagram of my exact setup?